Path to Salvation Religious Violence from the Crusades to Jihad

Name: Path to Salvation Religious Violence from the Crusades to Jihad
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ISBN: 9781612346601

ISBN-10: 161234660X

ISBN-13: 9781612346601

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Authors: Heather S. Gregg

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In the wake of 9/11, policy analysts, journalists, and academics have tried to make sense of the rise of militant Islam, particularly its role as a motivating and legitimating force for violence against the United States. The general perception is that Islam is more violence prone than other religions and that scripture and beliefs within the faith, such as the doctrines of jihad and martyrdom, demonstrate the inherently violent nature of Islam.Here, however, Heather S. Gregg draws comparisons across religious traditions to investigate common causes of religious violence. The author sets side by side examples of current and historic Islamic violence with similar acts by Christian, Jewish,…

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List price: $29.95
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Mark S. Halfon is professor of philosophy at Nassau Community College in New York. He has published work in various scholarly journals, written two books on moral philosophy, and is the author of Can a Dead Man Strike Out?: Offbeat Baseball Questions and Their Improbable Answers.Heather S. Gregg is an assistant professor at the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of Defense Analysis. Prior to joining the faculty at NPS, she was an associate political scientist at the RAND Corporation. In addition to academic experience, she has spent time in several regions of conflict including Palestine/West Bank, Croatia, and Bosnia.